RE: Minor Smoking Rant
March 21, 2013 at 10:06 am
(This post was last modified: March 21, 2013 at 10:12 am by KichigaiNeko.)
(March 21, 2013 at 9:57 am)thesummerqueen Wrote: And you and Brent wonder why I say all the time that Oz is trying to kill you and that's why I refuse to visit?
No my darling girl. THAT is precisely why I insisted that you know of ALL the shit that happens here that doesn't make the glossy brochures.
Sure come to Australia BUT remember that the place is out to kill you, so bring your allergy meds/ asthma meds. When you go out take a bottle of water with you (even in the cities) Food is great but what ever you do ...IF you go to our "forests" make sure you know what you are doing and take at least 24 litre of water and enough food for your trip.
Had to laugh, Zen is up in the Pilbarra (another popular "holiday" spot) He ran into a scorpion trying to get into his accommodation and was warned about the deadly Taipan snake. The heat was oppressive ... 45 degrees C dropping to a "cool" 30 dgrees C overnight. We do have snow fields and many of the Southern states (two actually) are rather like the Northern Hemisphere, but even they have their problems.
No hunny, you are right to not be eager to come here. late Autumn to early spring isn't too bad being too cold for the terrestrial 'bities'
(March 21, 2013 at 10:02 am)Kayenneh Wrote: Such a hostile country for such nice people.. *sigh*
No more hostile than Finland Kayenneh. I wouldn't like to be caught out in a winter storm there.
Which also brings me to the (I think it was Neil De Grasse Tyson) statement (paraphrasing)
The universe is 99% hostile to human life, the arrogance to believe that it was "designed" for humans is absurd
I guess this is why Australia is more secular/atheistic than most other countries.
"The Universe is run by the complex interweaving of three elements: energy, matter, and enlightened self-interest." G'Kar-B5
